Not comparing growth rate from 1980's. Pointing out after 30 years of operation the operational management was able to only reach a pinnacle of 8.5 in revenue.
You do realize those 30 years include growth during 2010,2011,2012,and 2013.
So even if you started at zero in 2009 and grew by a mere 2 million a year you would have reached the same revenue level they reached in 30 years.